geologist Edi Sunardi, from the University of Pajajaran, said "the effort is useless.It will not solve the problem.They assume that the flow comes from a hole, but we're looking at a plane, and you cannot plug such a plane with concrete balls," said Sunardi, explaining that the strong pressure may even push the balls back up to the surface.He said the only option was to quickly channel the mud to the sea before it dried out.Photo courtesy AFP.

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However geologist Edi Sunardi, from the University of Pajajaran, said "the effort is useless.It will not solve the problem".

"They assume that the flow comes from a hole, but we're looking at a plane, and you cannot plug such a plane with concrete balls," said Sunardi, explaining that the strong pressure may even push the balls back up to the surface.

He said the only option was to quickly channel the mud to the sea before it dried out.

Top welfare minister Aburizal Bakrie claimed last month that the flow was a "natural disaster" unrelated to the drilling activities of Lapindo, which belongs to a group controlled by his family.

However geologist Edi Sunardi, from the University of Pajajaran, said "the effort is useless.It will not solve the problem"."They assume that the flow comes from a hole, but we're looking at a plane, and you cannot plug such a plane with concrete balls," said Sunardi, explaining that the strong pressure may even push the balls back up to the surface.He said the only option was to quickly channel the mud to the sea before it dried out.Top welfare minister Aburizal Bakrie claimed last month that the flow was a "natural disaster" unrelated to the drilling activities of Lapindo, which belongs to a group controlled by his family.

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However geologist Edi Sunardi, from the University of Pajajaran, said "the effort is useless.It will not solve the problem"."They assume that the flow comes from a hole, but we're looking at a plane, and you cannot plug such a plane with concrete balls," said Sunardi, explaining that the strong pressure may even push the balls back up to the surface.He said the only option was to quickly channel the mud to the sea before it dried out.Top welfare minister Aburizal Bakrie claimed last month that the flow was a "natural disaster" unrelated to the drilling activities of Lapindo, which belongs to a group controlled by his family.